Trial centers on a 20-yr-old woman who says her nonstop use of sites including Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram & Google’s YouTube caused her to suffer anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia.

A landmark California trial against Meta and YouTube has begun in California, with attorney Mark Lanier arguing tech giants built addiction machines targeting children.

It can feel like everyone is addicted to their phones, scrolling Instagram and TikTok, sometimes oblivious to the world ...

Meta and Google are defending themselves in a California court - and what happens at this trial could affect thousands of other cases ...